Video Editing With Shotstack

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7 best AI video generator APIs

7 best AI video generator APIs

Derk Zomer

Oct 17, 2025

How to automate shortform videos?

How to automate shortform videos?

Derk Zomer

Oct 9, 2025

How to automate video editing?

How to automate video editing?

Peace Aisosa

Sep 22, 2025

What is a video API?

What is a video API?

Derk Zomer

Sep 12, 2025

How to convert WebM to MP4 with FFmpeg

How to convert WebM to MP4 with FFmpeg

Peace Aisosa

Apr 4, 2025

Use FFmpeg to skip frames

Use FFmpeg to skip frames

Derk Zomer

Feb 19, 2025

Use FFmpeg to crop videos

Use FFmpeg to crop videos

Kathy Calilao

Feb 18, 2025

Top 10 video editing automation tools and platforms (2025)

Top 10 video editing automation tools and platforms (2025)

Derk Zomer

Feb 6, 2025

Automate TikTok Video Creation with AI Using Shotstack

Automate TikTok Video Creation with AI Using Shotstack

Derk Zomer

Sep 16, 2024

Use FFmpeg to speed up and slow down videos

Use FFmpeg to speed up and slow down videos

Benjamin Semah

Jul 10, 2024

Use FFmpeg to blur videos

Use FFmpeg to blur videos

Maab Saleem

Jul 3, 2024

Generate YouTube Shorts using an API

Generate YouTube Shorts using an API

Benjamin Semah

Jul 2, 2024

Burn subtitles into a video using a captions API

Burn subtitles into a video using a captions API

Benjamin Semah

Jun 26, 2024

7.4x faster rendering speeds than the competition

7.4x faster rendering speeds than the competition

Jeff Shillitto

Jun 19, 2024

How to make listicle videos from a template

How to make listicle videos from a template

Benjamin Semah

Jun 14, 2024

Create automated news API videos with AI avatars

Create automated news API videos with AI avatars

Jeff Shillitto

Jun 13, 2024

AI tools for YouTube automation

AI tools for YouTube automation

Benjamin Semah

May 30, 2024

Automate sports video highlights using an API

Automate sports video highlights using an API

Benjamin Semah

May 19, 2024

Create split screen videos for TikTok and YouTube Shorts

Create split screen videos for TikTok and YouTube Shorts

Benjamin Semah

May 15, 2024

Vertical Video: Blur Sides Guide & How-to

Vertical Video: Blur Sides Guide & How-to

Benjamin Semah

May 12, 2024

Create lower thirds using After Effects

Create lower thirds using After Effects

Jeff Shillitto

May 9, 2024

Dynamic podcast ad insertion using the Edit API

Dynamic podcast ad insertion using the Edit API

Maab Saleem

May 6, 2024

TradePending creates thousands of automative

TradePending creates thousands of automative

Derk Zomer

May 1, 2024

Create podcast video templates with waveforms

Create podcast video templates with waveforms

Benjamin Semah

Apr 15, 2024

Import, export and share Studio templates

Import, export and share Studio templates

Benjamin Semah

Apr 9, 2024

Convert audio to video with an AI generated image

Convert audio to video with an AI generated image

Maab Saleem

Apr 5, 2024

Scaling videos and images using the fit property

Scaling videos and images using the fit property

Peace Aisosa

Apr 5, 2024

How to convert a YouTube video to MP3

How to convert a YouTube video to MP3

Maab Saleem

Apr 2, 2024

How to extract frames from a video?

How to extract frames from a video?

Benjamin Semah

Apr 2, 2024

Use FFmpeg to extract frames from video

Use FFmpeg to extract frames from video

Peace Aisosa

Mar 26, 2024

Generate audio waveform videos using FFmpeg

Generate audio waveform videos using FFmpeg

Jeff Shillitto

Mar 22, 2024

How to watermark videos using PHP

How to watermark videos using PHP

Emad Bin Abid

Mar 17, 2024

Build an AI video summarizer app using ChatGPT

Build an AI video summarizer app using ChatGPT

Maab Saleem

Feb 27, 2024

How to trim videos using PHP

How to trim videos using PHP

Emad Bin Abid

Feb 13, 2024

Generate SRT and VTT subtitles using an API

Generate SRT and VTT subtitles using an API

Maab Saleem

Feb 6, 2024

How to use FFmpeg: Installation, commands & examples

How to use FFmpeg: Installation, commands & examples

Andrew Bone

Feb 5, 2024

The best stock image and video footage APIs (2024)

The best stock image and video footage APIs (2024)

Jeff Shillitto

Feb 2, 2024

Add an AI voice over to a video using an API

Add an AI voice over to a video using an API

Maab Saleem

Feb 1, 2024

Make a video with images using the Edit API

Make a video with images using the Edit API

Maab Saleem

Jan 17, 2024

How to compress video using FFmpeg

How to compress video using FFmpeg

Maab Saleem

Jan 2, 2024

FFmpeg: MP4 to GIF guide

FFmpeg: MP4 to GIF guide

Tharikh Babu

Dec 11, 2023

Batch convert videos using FFmpeg

Batch convert videos using FFmpeg

Maab Saleem

Dec 6, 2023

Studio video editor guide for designers

Studio video editor guide for designers

Jeff Shillitto

Nov 12, 2023

The best real estate CMS providers (Australia)

The best real estate CMS providers (Australia)

Jeff Shillitto

Nov 8, 2023

How to extract audio from video with FFmpeg

How to extract audio from video with FFmpeg

Jeff Shillitto

Nov 4, 2023

Convert MP4 video to GIF using PHP

Convert MP4 video to GIF using PHP

Emad Bin Abid

Oct 4, 2023

Automated video editing with Shotstack Workflows using Webhooks

Automated video editing with Shotstack Workflows using Webhooks

Kathy Calilao

Sep 29, 2023

Create unique and personalised onboarding videos with Workflows

Create unique and personalised onboarding videos with Workflows

Kathy Calilao

Sep 28, 2023

Bulk create videos using a spreadsheet

Bulk create videos using a spreadsheet

Kathy Calilao

Sep 27, 2023

Introducing Workflows, our no-code video application builder

Introducing Workflows, our no-code video application builder

Kathy Calilao

Sep 26, 2023

Create dynamic videos using Shotstack Studio

Create dynamic videos using Shotstack Studio

Kathy Calilao

Sep 7, 2023

Top five videos hotels should be creating today

Top five videos hotels should be creating today

Debbie Gainsford

Sep 6, 2023

The ultimate guide to dynamic videos 2023

The ultimate guide to dynamic videos 2023

Kathy Calilao

Sep 6, 2023

Shotstack is going to Dmexco

Shotstack is going to Dmexco

Debbie Gainsford

Sep 6, 2023

Five videos automotive companies should be creating today

Five videos automotive companies should be creating today

Debbie Gainsford

Sep 4, 2023

Use personalised videos to boost your Black Friday sales

Use personalised videos to boost your Black Friday sales

Kathy Calilao

Sep 1, 2023

Speed up and slow down videos using the Edit API

Speed up and slow down videos using the Edit API

Kathy Calilao

Aug 29, 2023

Convert articles to videos with ChatGPT

Convert articles to videos with ChatGPT

Maab Saleem

Aug 12, 2023

Shotstack Studio, a complete online video editor

Shotstack Studio, a complete online video editor

Kathy Calilao

Aug 11, 2023

A beginner’s guide to basic video editing terms (part 2)

A beginner’s guide to basic video editing terms (part 2)

Kathy Calilao

Aug 3, 2023

A beginner’s guide to basic video editing terms (part 1)

A beginner’s guide to basic video editing terms (part 1)

Kathy Calilao

Aug 3, 2023

Three videos you can make today using the Create API

Three videos you can make today using the Create API

Debbie Gainsford

Jul 21, 2023

Wow your customers with Spotify Wrapped style videos

Wow your customers with Spotify Wrapped style videos

Debbie Gainsford

Jul 18, 2023

Why video personalisation is key this Christmas

Why video personalisation is key this Christmas

Debbie Gainsford

Jun 27, 2023

Shotstack now integrated with Google Cloud Storage

Shotstack now integrated with Google Cloud Storage

Debbie Gainsford

Jun 22, 2023

How we personalised newsreel videos for industry events

How we personalised newsreel videos for industry events

Debbie Gainsford

Jun 15, 2023

Resize and crop videos using the Edit and Ingest API

Resize and crop videos using the Edit and Ingest API

Emad Bin Abid

Jun 15, 2023

GDPR compliance and Drata monitoring

GDPR compliance and Drata monitoring

Debbie Gainsford

Jun 14, 2023

Turn images into a slideshow videos using PHP

Turn images into a slideshow videos using PHP

Emad Bin Abid

May 22, 2023

Top 5 video personalisation stats for 2023

Top 5 video personalisation stats for 2023

Debbie Gainsford

May 18, 2023

What is a video editing API and why you need one

What is a video editing API and why you need one

Debbie Gainsford

May 18, 2023

Why CTOs should include Shotstack in their tech stack

Why CTOs should include Shotstack in their tech stack

Debbie Gainsford

May 4, 2023

Webhooks in video applications for real-time communication

Webhooks in video applications for real-time communication

Debbie Gainsford

May 1, 2023

Five videos Media and Entertainment companies should be creating today

Five videos Media and Entertainment companies should be creating today

Debbie Gainsford

Mar 23, 2023

Convert MP4 video to MP3 audio using PHP

Convert MP4 video to MP3 audio using PHP

Emad Bin Abid

Mar 16, 2023

Shotstack's going to NAB Show 2023

Shotstack's going to NAB Show 2023

Debbie Gainsford

Mar 9, 2023

Create podcast videos using the Airtable API

Create podcast videos using the Airtable API

Carlos Mucuho

Feb 5, 2023

Shotstack 2022 year in review

Shotstack 2022 year in review

Debbie Gainsford

Jan 20, 2023

Generate real estate videos using the Notion API

Generate real estate videos using the Notion API

Femi Ige Muyiwa

Dec 6, 2022

How to trim videos using Python

How to trim videos using Python

Kushal Magar

Oct 27, 2022

How to watermark videos using Python

How to watermark videos using Python

Kushal Magar

Oct 24, 2022

Create car slideshow videos using Make (Integromat) and Google Sheets

Create car slideshow videos using Make (Integromat) and Google Sheets

Kushal Magar

Oct 20, 2022

Use Zapier and Google Sheets to generate car sales videos

Use Zapier and Google Sheets to generate car sales videos

Kushal Magar

Oct 20, 2022

Convert MP4 video to MP3 audio using Python

Convert MP4 video to MP3 audio using Python

Kushal Magar

Oct 10, 2022

What is video personalization and how does it work?

What is video personalization and how does it work?

Kushal Magar

Oct 5, 2022

Shotstack integrates with AWS S3

Shotstack integrates with AWS S3

Kushal Magar

Sep 29, 2022

Convert MP4 video to GIF using Python

Convert MP4 video to GIF using Python

Kushal Magar

Sep 19, 2022

Turn images into slideshow videos using Python

Turn images into slideshow videos using Python

Kushal Magar

Sep 8, 2022

What is video automation?

What is video automation?

Kushal Magar

Sep 1, 2022

How to generate videos using the templates endpoint

How to generate videos using the templates endpoint

Derk Zomer

Jul 30, 2022

What are the different types of video API?

What are the different types of video API?

Kushal Magar

Jul 27, 2022

Create a picture-in-picture video with Node.js and dynamic templates

Create a picture-in-picture video with Node.js and dynamic templates

Derk Zomer

Jul 11, 2022

Shotstack integrates with the Mux video platform

Shotstack integrates with the Mux video platform

Jeff Shillitto

May 27, 2022

Programmatically view video, image and audio metadata

Programmatically view video, image and audio metadata

Derk Zomer

Mar 8, 2022

Add text to video using the Edit API

Add text to video using the Edit API

Jeff Shillitto

Mar 3, 2022

JSON template editor launched

JSON template editor launched

Derk Zomer

Feb 8, 2022

Trim a video using the Edit API

Trim a video using the Edit API

Jeff Shillitto

Jan 20, 2022

Personalize videos using merge fields

Personalize videos using merge fields

Derk Zomer

Dec 3, 2021

Create an overlay transition using After Effects

Create an overlay transition using After Effects

Jeff Shillitto

Nov 28, 2021

How Grupo W built a dynamic video campaign for IKEA

How Grupo W built a dynamic video campaign for IKEA

Derk Zomer

Nov 28, 2021

Merge fields, probe endpoint, transformations and other updates

Merge fields, probe endpoint, transformations and other updates

Jeff Shillitto

Nov 10, 2021

Create a luma matte transition using After Effects

Create a luma matte transition using After Effects

Jeff Shillitto

Oct 31, 2021

Achieve email click-through rates of 27% using personalized video

Achieve email click-through rates of 27% using personalized video

Derk Zomer

Oct 30, 2021

Postman Collection with 90 JSON video templates

Postman Collection with 90 JSON video templates

Jeff Shillitto

Oct 28, 2021

Position HTML assets and content with the Edit API

Position HTML assets and content with the Edit API

Derk Zomer

Sep 28, 2021

Create real estate video listings using Zapier and Google Sheets

Create real estate video listings using Zapier and Google Sheets

Derk Zomer

Sep 28, 2021

Position elements using the Edit API

Position elements using the Edit API

Derk Zomer

Sep 26, 2021

Merge videos using the Edit API

Merge videos using the Edit API

Jeff Shillitto

Sep 24, 2021

Animated lower thirds using luma mattes and HTML

Animated lower thirds using luma mattes and HTML

Derk Zomer

Aug 30, 2021

Image editing, Serve API, shuffle transition and more

Image editing, Serve API, shuffle transition and more

Jeff Shillitto

Aug 12, 2021

MY VIVENDA builds real estate video listing app using Shotstack

MY VIVENDA builds real estate video listing app using Shotstack

Derk Zomer

Jul 27, 2021

Hello World - Edit your first image using JSON

Hello World - Edit your first image using JSON

Vlad Bartusica

Jul 26, 2021

Create slideshow videos using Zapier, Google Forms and YouTube

Create slideshow videos using Zapier, Google Forms and YouTube

Derk Zomer

Jul 26, 2021

Media hosting service now available

Media hosting service now available

Jeff Shillitto

Jul 14, 2021

FFmpeg concat: How to merge videos

FFmpeg concat: How to merge videos

Joyce Echessa

Jun 28, 2021

Use Amazon Polly to create a video voice over

Use Amazon Polly to create a video voice over

Joyce Echessa

Jun 28, 2021

How to trim a video using FFmpeg

How to trim a video using FFmpeg

Joyce Echessa

Jun 27, 2021

Introducing Subscriptions

Introducing Subscriptions

Derk Zomer

Jun 27, 2021

Spotify automates media generation workflow

Spotify automates media generation workflow

Derk Zomer

Jun 17, 2021

How to generate videos using Integromat

How to generate videos using Integromat

Derk Zomer

May 27, 2021

How I built 1,000 personalised videos in 60 seconds

How I built 1,000 personalised videos in 60 seconds

Derk Zomer

May 26, 2021

Amazon Transcribe: Tutorial and Example

Amazon Transcribe: Tutorial and Example

Joyce Echessa

May 24, 2021

Convert an AWS transcription to an SRT file using Node.js

Convert an AWS transcription to an SRT file using Node.js

Joyce Echessa

May 24, 2021

How to auto generate watermarked videos using Integromat

How to auto generate watermarked videos using Integromat

Derk Zomer

May 21, 2021

How to add international language text to video

How to add international language text to video

Vlad Bartusica

May 15, 2021

Add fades and dissolves using the Edit API

Add fades and dissolves using the Edit API

Vlad Bartusica

Apr 15, 2021

How to use FFmpeg to convert images to video

How to use FFmpeg to convert images to video

Joyce Echessa

Apr 5, 2021

Automatically turn images into a slideshow video using Node.js

Automatically turn images into a slideshow video using Node.js

Vlad Bartusica

Mar 17, 2021

Speed improvements, large file support and caching upgrades

Speed improvements, large file support and caching upgrades

Jeff Shillitto

Mar 15, 2021

FFmpeg: Rotate video guide

FFmpeg: Rotate video guide

Vlad Bartusica

Feb 22, 2021

Hello World - Edit videos using JSON and Postman

Hello World - Edit videos using JSON and Postman

Vlad Bartusica

Feb 9, 2021

How to add captions to video using PHP

How to add captions to video using PHP

Vlad Bartusica

Jan 29, 2021

An introduction to video captions and subtitles

An introduction to video captions and subtitles

Vlad Bartusica

Jan 28, 2021

Cropping, partial renders, frame rates, mp3 exporting and more

Cropping, partial renders, frame rates, mp3 exporting and more

Jeff Shillitto

Jan 9, 2021

Which video editing frame rate (fps) to choose

Which video editing frame rate (fps) to choose

Jeff Shillitto

Jan 8, 2021

How to edit a picture-in-picture video using Node.js

How to edit a picture-in-picture video using Node.js

Derk Zomer

Nov 27, 2020

How to watermark video using Node.js

How to watermark video using Node.js

Derk Zomer

Nov 16, 2020

New slide, carousel and zoom transitions

New slide, carousel and zoom transitions

Jeff Shillitto

Nov 4, 2020

6 Free music sites for video, app and game developers

6 Free music sites for video, app and game developers

Jeff Shillitto

Oct 4, 2020

Create videos using HTML and custom fonts

Create videos using HTML and custom fonts

Jeff Shillitto

Sep 23, 2020

How to make transition videos (using luma mattes)

How to make transition videos (using luma mattes)

Jeff Shillitto

Jun 23, 2020

Introducing luma mattes, thumbnails and render scaling

Introducing luma mattes, thumbnails and render scaling

Jeff Shillitto

Jun 22, 2020

Hello World - Edit your first video using JSON

Hello World - Edit your first video using JSON

Jeff Shillitto

Apr 22, 2020